AI for Science
Where AI meets physics, biology, and the planet
AlphaFold, weather forecasting, and materials discovery — how ML is accelerating scientific breakthroughs.
Intermediate3 modules · 9 lessons~80 min775 XPAligned with DeepMind · Nature researchStart with: Deep Learning
Progress0/9
Module
Biology's AI Moment
Fifty years of folding, one system that cracked it
The Protein Folding Problem9 min · 80 XPThe Protein Folding Problem
How AlphaFold Works11 min · 100 XPHow AlphaFold Works
What AlphaFold Unlocked9 min · 85 XPWhat AlphaFold Unlocked
Module
AI vs Weather
Learned forecasts challenge sixty years of simulation
The Physics of Forecasting8 min · 80 XPThe Physics of Forecasting
GraphCast & Learned Forecasts10 min · 95 XPGraphCast & Learned Forecasts
The Hybrid Future7 min · 75 XPThe Hybrid Future
Module
Discovery Engines
The recipe behind the breakthroughs — and its failure modes
Mining the Materials Space9 min · 90 XPMining the Materials Space
Machines That Do Math9 min · 85 XPMachines That Do Math
The Recipe & Its Limits8 min · 85 XPThe Recipe & Its Limits
Capstone project
AI x your field
Pick a scientific domain — bio, climate, physics, chemistry — and analyze one real AI application in it: what it does, what data it needs, and its limits.
Deliverable: A case-study write-up of one system, with a diagram of where AI fits in the pipeline.
Milestones
Finish every lesson to earn the AI for Science Certificate.